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Obituaries

Mary DaRoc died Oct. 15 at 97. Survived by daughters Anna (Thomas) Hall, Eva (Gerald) Simon; 4 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai
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November 6, 2013

Mary DaRoc died Oct. 15 at 97. Survived by daughters Anna (Thomas) Hall, Eva (Gerald) Simon; 4 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Lois Davis died Oct. 15 at 86. Survived by sons Howard (Georgia), John, Murray (Anne); 5 grandchildren. Hillside

George DeRoy died Oct. 11 at 87. Survived by wife Muriel; daughter Cathy; sons Craig (Loren), John (Doreen); 4 grandchildren. Hillside

Merrill Dickens died Oct. 13 at 64. Survived by husband Jon; daughter Amy; son Jeffrey; sisters Ilene Davidson, Janis Lowen. Hillside

Ruth Eskow died Oct. 15 at 87. Survived by daughter Shelly Coscarelli; son Randy; 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Morris Fassen died Oct. 15 at 92. Survived by sons Fred (Patricia), Leo (Lorraine); 4 grandchildren. Hillside

Marcelle Goldstein died Oct. 15 at 75. Survived by husband Burton; sons Aaron (Lorrain), Howard, Loren; 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Reba Mazur died Oct. 14 at 96. Survived by son Maurice (Suzie); 2 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Sandy Moldafsky died Oct. 13 at 65. Survived by spouse Frances Ruth; sisters Marcia Cassell, Mindy (Jessie Sloan) Hatman; sister-in-law Ann (John Brown) Ruth; brothers-in-law Milton (Lele) Ruth, Paul Ruth. Mount Sinai

Lisl Nathan died Sept. 18 at 99. Survived by niece Vivian (Howard) Wasserteil; sister-in-law Anneliese; cousin June Seeley. Hillside

Norman Neipris died Oct. 15 at 85. Survived by wife Judith; sons Daniel (Dana Mendel), James (Nancy), Michael (Debbi Johnson), Roger (Harriet Danin-Neipris); 6 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Janice Pelton died Oct. 14 at 83. Survived by husband Leonard; son Charles (Jacqueline Frost); 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Ralph Schifberg died Oct. 15 at 91. Survived by wife Joan; daughter Frances (Oscar) Michael; sons Henry, Neil (Mindy); 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Jeffrey Shlanger died Oct. 15 at 23. Survived by mother Lydia; father Jay; brothers Joseph, R.J. (Karla); grandmothers Emma Wilson, Rita. Hillside

Solomon Shomer died Sept. 29 at 77. Survived by wife Guity; daughters Natalie Shomer Levian, Natasha Shomer Imani; 3 grandchildren; sisters Pnina (Pari) Cohen, Monir Meimand; 17 nieces and nephews. Chevra Kadisha

Jacob Spillman died Oct. 15 at 83. Survived by wife Louise; sons Darin (Karina), Eric (Lynne), Mark (Leslie); 7 grandchildren; sister Evelyn Paller. Mount Sinai

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